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'Our Rocky': telling tale of first Aboriginal Olympian

'Our Rocky': telling tale of first Aboriginal Olympian

In 1964, Frank Roberts travelled to Japan to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Now his story is being told by his cousin in a one-woman show.

Live version of The Talented Mr Ripley kills on stage

Live version of The Talented Mr Ripley kills on stage

Live version of The Talented Mr Ripley kills on stage

Live version of The Talented Mr Ripley kills on stage

Crime novelist Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr Ripley has inspired popular screen versions, but rarely has it been adapted for the stage.

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies

Patricia Routledge, a stage and TV veteran who found fame as snob extraordinaire Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died at 96.

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Circus hopefuls ready to flip the script on skills gap

Circus hopefuls ready to flip the script on skills gap

Australian circus artists perform all over the world, but the local industry is facing a skills shortage. New qualifications hope to change that.

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham returned to the charts in 1986 with Whispering Jack. A musical about his comeback will have its world premiere at the Sydney Theatre Company.

Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

The retelling of a classic tale is bringing the cultural heritage of its 12-strong cast to centre stage in a celebration of love, storytelling and music.

Youth circus sticks the landing to run Circus Oz centre

Youth circus sticks the landing to run Circus Oz centre

The Flying Fruit Fly Circus will take over a state of the art government-owned training facility, that was originally built for Circus Oz.

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Theatre company's box office boost from bumper season

Theatre company's box office boost from bumper season

Theatre company's box office boost from bumper season

Theatre company's box office boost from bumper season

More than half a million people saw a Sydney Theatre Company show in 2024, making for record revenues of just over $47 million.

Bridge project points to the future of arts festivals

Bridge project points to the future of arts festivals

Bridge project points to the future of arts festivals

Bridge project points to the future of arts festivals

Bridges transformed into art by global design duo Craig & Karl are among free attractions at the Brisbane Festival, staged with corporate naming rights.

Sarah Snook picks up Tony Award for Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook picks up Tony Award for Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook picks up Tony Award for Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook picks up Tony Award for Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook has taken home a Tony Award for leading actress in a Broadway play for her work in The Picture of Dorian Gray, where she plays all 26 roles.

Iconic Australian migrant story returns to the stage

Iconic Australian migrant story returns to the stage

Iconic Australian migrant story returns to the stage

Iconic Australian migrant story returns to the stage

Based on the award-winning coming-of-age book and film, the Looking for Alibrandi stage show is shining a spotlight on discrimination during a national tour.

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Performance memorabilia from some of Australia's biggest stars will have a new home at The Australian Museum of Performing Arts, set to open in December.

Audition for fun swings scientist into hot musical role

Audition for fun swings scientist into hot musical role

Audition for fun swings scientist into hot musical role

Audition for fun swings scientist into hot musical role

One of the stars of Hadestown is a cancer scientist who auditioned with friends for a laugh and found himself cast in the hit musical.

STC's Broadway hit Dorian Gray nominated for six Tonys

STC's Broadway hit Dorian Gray nominated for six Tonys

STC's Broadway hit Dorian Gray nominated for six Tonys

STC's Broadway hit Dorian Gray nominated for six Tonys

Sydney Theatre Company's 'cine-theatre' adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway is in the running for six Tony awards.

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Ditch dance course, uni performing arts review advises

A dance major at a leading university should be cut, with subjects in dance teaching offered instead, a review has found.

Big Girls Don't Cry: Black joy celebrated in debut play

Inspired by the playwright's grandmother and aunties, Big Girls Don't Cry explores the power of joy amidst the political movements and racism of the 1960s.

Much ado about a can of vodka at Table Top Shakespeare

36 Shakespeare plays in eight days? All the world's a table top, where the players are cans of drink and toilet rolls.

Tony Award-winning UK actor Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died

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Sex and the city: Indigenous play ready to wow festival

After a successful Melbourne season, the play Jacky - which portrays the reality of city life for Indigenous people - is heading to the Sydney Festival.

With BMX and skating, who says theatre can't be street?

Performance company Branch Nebula is bringing street skills such as BMX, skating and parkour to the theatre in the upcoming Sydney Festival show, Air Time.

Agency collapse leaves performers in the junkyard

Comedians say they haven't been paid for weeks of gigs following the collapse of Junkyard Artist Management, which represents more than two dozen performers.

The underground tale of Arts Centre's electric glow-up

One of Australia's biggest performing arts centres is midway through a major renovation. But theatregoers will never see the most vital part of the project.

Arts gift to find the next Jackman, McCune or Minchin

The elite Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts will receive a $30 million donation from the Minderoo Foundation.

Gender-bending Yiddish play comes to Sydney Opera House

As the gender-bending play Yentl has found success onstage, it has had to contend with an intense political environment.

Julian Assange's rollercoaster life coming to the stage

A play about the trials and tribulations of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will headline the Malthouse Theatre's 2025 program while ticket prices are slashed.

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